EPA.3.46
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA.3.46
Author Observation Code	EPA.3.46.2006
Original Data Location	This observation was uploaded from NatureServe's Ecological Observations Database (EcoObs), version 27 May 2016. Some data values may be midpoints of EcoObs classes (e.g. stratum height, slope, aspect).
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Confidentiality Status	10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
Latitude	39.8 º
Longitude	-80 º
Author Location	Dunkard Creek Municipal Park
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	25 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	284 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Landform	bar
Landscape Narrative	point bar
Representativeness	sparsely vegetated cobble scour zone of Dunkard Creek; vegetation is dominated by Justicia and milkweed species
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0.02 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Aug-2006
Observation End Date	29-Aug-2006
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Classification, Assessment, and Protection of Floodplains of the Susquehanna and Ohio Drainages
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
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Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 2 Salix exigua Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow SAEX Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow SAEX Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 3 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Justicia americana Justicia americana (L.) Vahl Justicia americana American water-willow JUAM Justicia americana (L.) Vahl Justicia americana American water-willow JUAM Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 5 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp APCA Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp APCA Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 6 Muhlenbergia sylvatica Muhlenbergia sylvatica (Torr.) Torr. ex A. Gray Muhlenbergia sylvatica woodland muhly MUSY Muhlenbergia sylvatica (Torr.) Torr. ex A. Gray Muhlenbergia sylvatica woodland muhly MUSY Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 7 Polygonum cespitosum Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq. Polygonum cespitosum Oriental lady's thumb POCE4 Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq. Polygonum cespitosum Oriental lady's thumb POCE4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Bidens Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks BIDEN Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks BIDEN Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Echinochloa muricata Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauv.) Fernald Echinochloa muricata rough barnyardgrass ECMU2 Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauv.) Fernald Echinochloa muricata rough barnyardgrass ECMU2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Eleocharis palustris Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. Eleocharis palustris common spikerush ELPA3 Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. Eleocharis palustris common spikerush ELPA3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Ludwigia palustris Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott Ludwigia palustris marsh seedbox LUPA Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott Ludwigia palustris marsh seedbox LUPA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub   1.5 m 5 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 30 %
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